Refueling system
AssigneeAirbus Defence and Space, S.A.U.
InventorsMartin ESPINOSA-SANCHEZ, Javier VALEDEOLMOS TRABA
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Abstract
A refueling system, comprising a drum rotatatable to wind and unwind a hose, a carriage guiding the hose and lineally displaceable along a shaft parallel to the longitudinal direction of the drum so as to follow the movement of the hose along the drum. The shaft allows the displacement of the carriage along its length. A motor is coupled to the carriage and displaces the carriage along the shaft. A first position sensor communicates with the carriage to obtain its position. A second position sensor communicates with the drum to obtain the position of the hose. A control system is coupled to the first and the second sensor, to compare their obtained positions and to operate the motor.
Claims4
A refueling system, comprising:
- a drum configured to rotate in a first direction to wind a hose and in a second direction to unwind the hose,
- a carriage configured to guide the hose as the hose is wound and unwound, the carriage being lineally displaceable along a shaft parallel to a longitudinal direction of the drum so as to follow a movement of the hose along the drum,
- the shaft configured to allow the displacement of the carriage along its length,
- a motor coupled to the carriage and configured to displace the carriage along the shaft,
- a first position sensor configured to communicate with the carriage to obtain a position of the carriage along the shaft,
- a second position sensor configured to communicate with the drum to obtain a position of the hose along the drum, and
- a control system configured to be coupled to the first and the second sensor, to compare their obtained positions and to operate the motor to move the carriage so as to synchronize a displacement of the carriage with the position of the hose on the drum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.